Trends and outcomes of adolescent bariatric surgery in California, 2005-2007

The goal of this study was to evaluate trends, and outcomes of adolescents who undergo bariatric surgery. Patients younger than 21 years who underwent elective bariatric surgery between 2005 and 2007 were identified from the California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development database. Mu...

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Published in:Pediatrics (Evanston) 2010-10, Vol.126 (4), p.e746-e753
Main Authors: Jen, Howard C, Rickard, Diana G, Shew, Stephen B, Maggard, Melinda A, Slusser, Wendy M, Dutson, Erik P, DeUgarte, Daniel A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Bariatric Surgery - adverse effects
Bariatric Surgery - methods
Bariatric Surgery - statistics & numerical data
Bariatric Surgery - trends
California - epidemiology
Childrens health
Female
Gastric Bypass - trends
Gastrointestinal surgery
Gastroplasty - trends
Humans
Laparoscopy
Male
Obesity, Morbid - epidemiology
Obesity, Morbid - surgery
Patients
Pediatrics
Regression analysis
Reoperation
Studies
Surgical outcomes
Teenagers
Treatment Outcome
Young Adult
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Summary:The goal of this study was to evaluate trends, and outcomes of adolescents who undergo bariatric surgery. Patients younger than 21 years who underwent elective bariatric surgery between 2005 and 2007 were identified from the California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development database. Multivariate logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with the type of surgery. Overall, 590 adolescents (aged 13-20 years) underwent bariatric surgery in 86 hospitals. White adolescents represented 28% of those who were overweight but accounted for 65% of the procedures. Rates of laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) increased 6.9-fold from 0.3 to 1.5 per 100,000 population (P
ISSN:0031-4005
1098-4275
1098-4275
DOI:10.1542/peds.2010-0412